The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-07
THE COUNCIL ORDERS A REVlS-
ION OF SECTION 81.
Final Action Upon the Whole
to BE Taken Tonight.
Fs~ Changes Made in the Tert The Blanks Filled
The Charter as II Was Revised.


L. Purcell and f. T. Lane were present
with Cook Carleton. Clerk.
The minutes of the previous nights
meeting were read and confirmed.
Captain John L. Gay. Foreman of the
West End Fire Company. appeared be-
give his company a hose-cart. and made
some suggestions as To the kind of cart
that would he of the greatest Use to the
company. Captain Gay was appointed a
committee of one to see what the cost of
such cart would b.. and report the
same to Council.
A communication was read from the
Managers of the proposed sub-Tropi-
cal Exposition, inviting the Board
to be present at a public meeting to dis
cuss the scheme at jacksonville ON FRI
day next. The communication was
ordered received, and vote of thanks
rendered for the invitation.
The following bills Were ordered paid:
vertrees Co, drayage. etc..-........,. % 20
Street labor ....... ..-.........-...... l6l L
James =. Cook, Policeman. -...-...-.. :1 ~
Mr.. ID. II. Lewis. Sanitary Engineer,
presented his reports, as asked for by
Council, with proper certificates, show
ing that the survey had been made,
when his bill for $3.50 was ordered paid.
The Street Committee presented the
report called for by Council in regard to
the opening of River street. The report
shows that the total cost of the work was
81 .0s9.6:,. The citizens of Palatka
Heights and Palatka paid $500 of the
amount. and the city paid *.s9.63. On
motion, the balance of the amount of
the subscription. $50, was ordered turned
over to- the City Treasurer.
The report was referred to the clerk to
be checked and reported to the next reg
ular meeting of the Board
THE NEW CHARTER CoNsIDERED.
On motion the new charter was taken
up and read. The charter was adopted
by sections, except section ~. which
was referred to the President of the
Board for revision. Following is the
charter as adopted:
4 Bin to be entitled dH Act to rerohe and
abolish the present Municipal Gorern-
meat Of the 1OTn or CITY of Puiatkd,
and to reOrgdHize a city Government
for the said 1OWH or CITY
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Florida, that the
municipal corporation of the town or
city of Palatka in the county of Putnam
and every municipal corporation adj
cent thereto, are hereby abolished. and
all acts and portions of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are here
by repealed, subject to the last section of
this act, Sec. 80.
SEC. ,. That the title, rights and own
ership of property, uncollected taxes,
dues, claims, Judgments, DEGREES and
chooses i'm action held or owned by the
town or city of Palatka and adjacent
municipal corporations shall pass to. and
be vested in the corporation which may
he organized To succeed said town or
city.
SEC. 3. No obligation or contract of
said town or city shall be impaired by
this change; all the debts and obIiga-
tions of said city or town shall continue
unimpaired, and if its territory shall be
extended to include any other municipal
corporation the liabilities and obliga-
tions of such other municipal corpora
tion shall be also assumed.
SEC. T. That the territory now known
as the city or town of Palatka, and such
adjacent municipal corporation or terri
tory as may be embraced Herewith. If
any, shall be known as the City of Pa
latka, and shall have perpetual success
sion, may sue and he sued, plead and be
impleaded. may purchase, lease, receive
and hold property, real and personal,
within said city, and may sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of the same for the
benefit of the city, and may purchase,
lease, receive and hold property, real
and personal, beyond the limits of the
city to he used for the burial of the dead,
for poor-houses, pest houses. hospitals,
houses of detention and correction.
parks. and for any other purpose for the
public good of the city that the Mayor
and City Council may deem necessary;
and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose
of such property for the benefit of the
city to same extent as natural persons
may. Shall have and use a common
seal and change it at pleasure.
SEC. >. The corporate authority of the
city shall be- vested in Mayor and City
Council. a Clerk, Treasurer and such
other officers may be appointed or
elected in pursuance of law. No person
shall he eligible to any of said offices
who shall not be citizen of the State of
Florida, and who shall not be resident
and voter of the CITY.
SIC q. The Mayor shall be- elected for
the term of two years by qualified cleo
tors of the city at large. His compensation
shall be at rate of So dollars per
month, which may he changed by or,li-
nance, but not during his term of office
He shall have the power of a Justice of
the Peace for the preservation of peace
within the city and public grounds be-
longing To the city.
SEC. :. The Mayor shall have power to
bid in property for the city at all tax
sales, and judicial sales, and sales under
process of law when the city is party.
to make pro tempore appointments To
till vacancies caused by sickness. death.
absence or disability of any city office.
and to suspend any city officer for mis-
conduct in office or neglect of duty. re-
porting his actions with his re;-
sons therefor in writing to the next
regular meeting of the City Coun-
ell for its approval or rejection, but il
shall not have the power to suspend
members of the City Council or To till
vacancies in membership of City Coun-
Gil.
SEC. 8. The Mayor may call special
meetings of the City Council, and when
called he shall state the objects for
which called and the business of
such meeting shall be confined
to the objects so stated. He shall be er-
odicio a member of all standing commit
tees but not entitled to vote.
SEC. .. The Mayor shall have gem
eral supervision and control over all
city officers but not over members of
City Council, and may examine into the
condition Of their offices. the books. pa
Pers and records therein and